St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-12


up dolls outfits, from dainty cap and
stylish hat to stockings. underwear, and
aprons and stand-up collars. They rented
one window in sewing machine room
Oh one Of the principal retail streets,
paid the proprietor a commission for
selling the goods, placed them on exhi-
bition ten days before Christmas, and in
three days the stock was sold out,
netting them a gOOdly sum. The ladies
fairly fought for the little clothes, and
were lavish in their admiring encOm-
iums upon the careful workmanship
displayed. The underclOthes sold in
night dress, which varied i'll
price according to size and the
quality of trimming with which
they were adorned. A very nice set for
a doll of eighteen inches in length could
be bought for 50 cents, a reasonable
enough price when one considered the
fact that all were made of good muslin,
with French seams, trimmed with mar
row patent valencienneS lace, and sup
piled with weli-wOrked buttOn-hOleS
and small pearl buttons. Aprons of
domestic bingham sold for 10 cents, and
dresses of the same material for 10 and
20 cents. There were also little frOcks
i'll muslin, silk, wool and satin at prices
to suit the purses of all. The stock Of
clOakS was large. and riyaled in cut and
finish those intended for little girl MANI
mas. and big ones, too, for that matter.
There were ulsters with and without
capes and hoods, hunting jackets of
warm cloth, with broad belts, jackets
with vests and without, and even the
fashionable yOked circular showed its,
ample folds beside the diminutive dol
man trimmed with jet paSsementerie.r
Not content with offering wardr0best
alone, there was also for sale sheets and
pillow-caSes for dolls beds and little
blankets for the same, made of do
nestle flannel, crOSS-Stitched around the
edges with colOred WOrStedS, while to
provide against any such cold as thei
blankets failed to keep out, were conn.,
fortableS with covers of bright shades OF
cheese cloth, tied with contrasting col.
Ors. To complete these sets wereI
spreads of the hOney-comb canvas, that.
at one time had its day for tides, and
which proved an admirable imitation of
the cOunterpaneS now in general use.
The prices of all were extremely reason
able, and yet enough to cover the cost
of material and repay the girls for their
time and labor.
Graceful scarfs for table, easel, man.
tel and piano grow i'll favor steadily,
and well do they deserve their pOpu-
larity. Handsome ones are made OF
thread crOcheted over an exaggerated
hair-pin, which, by the way, requires to
be made by tinsmith, as the thick
wire of which it is formed can be bent
to the proper shape only by an expert.
These scarfs in the brown shade
which can be found in seine
thread, are beautiful when bright
ened up with ribbons of copper
color and yellow run through their
meSheS. SequinS, taSSelS or balls of silk
NAV be hung on the ends of the ribbons.
Knitting silk may be used for these,
too, and while not so expensive as one
might think, are very lovely when made
of yellow or pale blue and run through
with ribbons of the same shade,
a contrasting color tending to
cheaper the whole to an al
most incredible extent. Lamp shades
increase in size and beauty, and are par
ticuIarly noticeable when made of pine
apple silk finely plated and finished at
the top with puff of soft, rich-lOOking
lace and at the lower edge with a deep
flOunce of the same. Very misty and
frOst-like in appearance are those made
entirely of lace, while those of stripes
of ribbons separated by insertion of lace
wear well and are elegant and effective.
Well might the latest in button bags
sing, six Little Button Bags Are We"
for they invariably come III clusters of
six, which stand upright around circu-
lar foundation of Silken-covered card
board. They are about four inches in
length when finished, drawn up an inch
from the top with small silk cord. and
Joined to each other about half way up
the sides with invisible stitches, while
fat little cushion rests in the midst
of them and seems to afford them
support. although i'll reality they stand
quite straight even if the cushion
doesn't happen to be there. They are
decided novelty and quite attractive i'll
their contrasting or harmOniZing colOrS.
Biscuit-brown and yellow alternating
make rich bunch, while liZard-green
and orange together are very fashiona
BILE. Light punches are made OF Jap
anese silk in variegated colOrs, and
lined with silk to match the darkest
hue. Satchel bags are countless, as are
collar and cuff bags, laundry bags, and
bags for the weekly darning.
Widely different in shape and make
up. are cases for all sorts of uses. Some
are covered with chamois skin, silk,
satin or the filmy pineapple silk. all del
icateIy painted in floral designs or with
artistic figures gracefully draped. On
| many bloom the gorgeous sunfiOWer
which still holds its own in the deco
ratiye world. Some handkerchief cases
of channels are beautifully painted with
borders OF conventiOnaliZed flowers and
leaves, which are lovely on the soft
tinted backgrounds. Channels can now be
had in pale green. pink, cream and pure
white. A handkerchief case of the pale
green-it is just a hint of tint" of
IF hn1ntiful xyIth q
border of white clover blossoms accom-
panied by their leaves, among which
spider web is ineXtricably tangled.
This is lined with darker shade of
green satin. and finished with puff of
the same around the edge. a large bow
OF broad libbon almost covers the top.
What might be called poem in white
and yellow is Il glove case of white
channels. upon which is painted wreath
of white daisies. the lining and bow at
the corner matching the golden center
of the flower. Upon shaving-paper
cases of pineapple silk are painted.
| usually. amusing illustrations of novel
notices which appear in letters OF paint
below. ~ Clean Cut being illustrated
by the figures of two little girls, one of
whom is entertaining herself by clip
ping snort the curly locks of the other.
TO illustrate Great Expectations"
is the figure of Il man standing before
a mirror III the act of applying
a raZsr To his face. Before him on
little table are arranged all the neces-
saries for accomplishing the shaving in
a scientific manner. y good deal of
clever work might be put into little
thing of this kind which would not fail
10 recommend itself to any proper
minded yogng man Of discriminating
taste. \ particularly appropriate Offer